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via press release:

Tomorrow, June 25 at 8pm ET/PT, GSN premieres its all new version of MINUTE TO WIN IT featuring host Apolo Anton Ohno, one of the most decorated American athletes of all time.

New episodes will air back-to-back every Tuesday night from 8:00pm ET/PT to 10:00pm ET/PT.

Each one-hour episode of MINUTE TO WIN IT features competitors facing up to 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. Each game has a one-minute time limit and failure to finish the task on time may ultimately eliminate the contestant. At various points throughout the game, the competitor can walk away with the money earned up to that point – but it’ll take nerves of steel to complete all 10 tasks to win the grand prize of $250,000.

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April 9, 2013 (New York, NY) —At an upfront presentation held this morning at New York City’s Sony Club, GSN announced plans to greenlight two new series and unveiled an impressive development slate representing GSN’s ongoing commitment to originals. The network also added 106 new advertisers to its already impressive list of partners and revealed that in combination with GSN’s digital arm, the powerful brand now reaches a whopping 100 million consumers annually. The details were announced today by GSN’s President and CEO, David Goldhill; GSN’s Executive Vice President of Programming and Development, Amy Introcaso-Davis; and John Zaccario, GSN’s Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales.

“The GSN brand is more powerful than ever and as a result, we are gaining momentum in all metrics,” said David Goldhill, GSN’s President and CEO. “Due to our ongoing commitment to originals, we continue to break ratings records, deliver engaged audiences and in turn, provide unique opportunities for advertisers to reach their coveted target demos in an environment that promises to deliver the results they seek.” He added: “The combination of our digital platform and our linear channel, reaching 100 million people annually, provides our advertisers with unduplicated results that make GSN one of the most attractive buys available in the market today.”

In the past year, GSN has experienced enormous growth, with double digit increases year to year in both ratings and ad revenue. With new additions to its programming lineup, the network continues to hit high marks with shows like FAMILY FEUD, hosted by daytime’s breakout star Steve Harvey, which fueled gains with target demos including W18-49 and W25-54. Season to date, GSN has seen double digit growth in Ad Sales Prime up 31% with P25-54 and 33% with W25-54, based on recently released Nielsen data. Currently, FAMILY FEUD is the #1 prime program on GSN averaging nearly half a million total viewers per episode. GSN also gained momentum in Q1 up 40% with P25-54 and 38% with W25-54 during the ad sales time period from 7P to midnight. In addition, GSN generated a marked improvement in latenight during Q1, up 83% with P18-49 viewers and up an impressive 93% with W18-49. GSN now boasts 364,000 viewers in the Ad Sales Prime, the highest 1st quarter in the history of the network.

GSN’s decision to invest early in what has turned out to be a significant trend for faith-based programming paid off handsomely with the record-setting launch of THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. Currently in its second season, the studio-based game in which contestants compete based on their knowledge of the Bible, consistently delivers in prime and is one of GSN’s highest rated series. In other 2012 programming news, GSN sold itsfirst original, BAGGAGE into syndication through NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. The series, cleared in 95% of the country, is hosted by Jerry Springer and features three contestants vying for a date who have to divulge their “baggage.” Today, GSN also announced a June 25thpremiere date for itsnewly greenlit series, MINUTE TO WIN IT, hosted by Olympian Apolo AntonOhno; and the network also ordered eight episodes of THE CHASE, a new quiz showbased on the hit UK series of the same name.

John Zaccario, GSN’s Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales, added: “The viewing behaviors of GSN’s audience result in a valuable environment for our advertisers. Our audience is highly engaged in a participatory and active viewing experience and embrace brands within the commercial pods and woven into our content. They are prolific consumers of our advertisers’ goods and services.”

“This has been a truly rewarding year,” GSN’s Executive Vice President of Programming and Development, Amy Introcaso-Davis said. “Our viewers are passionate about our content and we have used the last year to really deliver the kind of programming that makes people lean in and participate in a way that’s palpable and meaningful in terms of their viewing experience.”

MAGID RESEARCH

During the upfront, GSN presented data it commissioned through Frank Magid & Associates based on a sample of over 1500 respondents between the ages of 18-64 who watch the network. The study evaluated the consumer behaviors and attitudes of the GSN viewer and underscored the quality of the network’s audience, with 29% of GSN viewers ages 18-34. The study indicated that GSN is primarily watched live with 74% paying attention to advertisements on its air and 38% taking action once they had viewed the network’s pod-based spots.

The study also revealed that GSN’s audience is highly engaged with the average viewer spending over 11 hours a week watching the network and 90% typically watching for more than 15 minutes at a time. According to Nielsen’s Length of Tune Ranker, GSN (Source:Nielsen Npower) ranked #17 among 103 networks for P2+ and with W18–49, the network moved up the chart to #14.

PROGRAMMING

GREENLIT ORIGINAL SERIES

MINUTE TO WIN IT

This all new, GSN original version of the classic show will be hosted by Speed Skating Champion Apolo Anton Ohno. Each one-hour episode of MINUTE TO WIN IT features competitors facing 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. Each game has a one-minute time limit and failure to finish the task on time will eliminate the contestant. At various points throughout the game, the competitor can walk away with the money earned up to that point – but it’ll take nerves of steel to complete all 10 tasks to win the grand prize of $250,000.The episodes are produced by Shine America – based on the format owned by Shine’s sister company Friday TV. Michael Binkow (Baggage, 1 vs. 100) serves as Executive Producer. (40 x :60)

THE CHASE

You can run, but you cannot hide, the Beast is always coming after you. In THE CHASE, a team of four contestants attempts to amass as much money as possible by answering quick-fire questions in a 60-second round. The money earned will go towards a team bank. Why the urgency? Because the Beast is always lurking, ready to pounce. The Beast – quite simply — is a quiz genius. The job of this intimidating presence is to catch each contestant by answering more questions than his opponents to ensure they are not able to bank their money. It’s a role he executes with ruthless efficiency. In the final round, the team collectively plays against The Beast in an epic David vs. Goliath battle for the entire amount that they have banked. THE CHASE is produced by ITV Studios America. (8 x :60)

ORIGINAL SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT

DANCE RIVALS

The hotbed of dancing in the United States can be found in an unlikely location. The population of Orem, Utah is only 84,000— yet one in 40 is a dancer. Several of Orem’s dancers have gone on to win regional, national and world championships. But succeeding in Orem isn’t easy. The city is home to two of the most elite dance studios in America, each owned by a fiercely competitive and hard-driving dance instructor. The studios are just a stone’s throw from one another…and the owners used to be partners! Needless to say, the rivalry between the dance studios and their owners is as fierce as the competition among the dancers. Each week, the studios participate in dance competitions and each week they fight for 1st and 2nd positions—always with the ultimate goal of triumphing over the other. DANCE RIVALS is produced by H2R Entertainment with Derek Hough, Christian Horner, Adam Rosenblatt and Jamie Rosenblatt serving as Executive Producers.

IT TAKES A CHURCH

IT TAKES A CHURCH is a new one?hour series where a church will go on a mission to find love for one lucky, single parishioner…without them knowing! Each week, we’ll visit another church from across the country and surprise a single girl (or guy) with the news that she is about to be saved from the dating world. The congregation, Pastor, friends, and family will all contribute, but in the end our single will decide which suitor she is putting her faith in. The parishioner who brought the chosen suitor will win money for both themself and their charity. IT TAKES A CHURCH is developed for GSN by Sean Kelly.

MIND OF A MAN

What are men really thinking? In each episode of MIND OF A MAN, two female contestants will try to figure out what men really think about dating, marriage, working and all manner of manly pursuits. The questions on the show have all been previously asked and answered by a survey of 100 men. Over three rounds, the contestants will try to determine the correct answers with the help of a celebrity panel. A mix of famous and funny male and female celebrities will offer their opinions about what men are really thinking. And for successfully getting inside the mind of a man, one of the contestants could win up to $15,000.MIND OF A MAN is produced by Never Nominated Productions Inc. with 51 Minds Entertainment’s Mark Cronin serving as Executive Producer.

THE IMPOSTER

Two contestants who have an existing relationship (i.e. friends, siblings, husband and wife) move into another family’s home for 48 hours. They must observe the family’s every move and judge their dynamics. The twist is that one of the family members is a fake. They have been embedded with the real family in order to fool the contestants. The family and the imposter will create diversions and cast doubts over everyone’s authenticity in order to keep houseguests from uncovering the TRUTH. If the houseguests correctly identify the imposter, they win $25,000. But if the family has deceived the houseguests into choosing incorrectly, the family wins the cash. THE IMPOSTER is a battle of observation and deduction vs. cunning and guile. THE IMPOSTERis produced by Leopard FilmsUSAwith Hayma “Screech” Washington serving as Executive Producer.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE

We’ve all gone through many stages in our lives, some more awkward than others. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE,hosted byBrooke Burns, is a new dating show that allows singles to watch a set of potential soul mates grow up before their very eyes. Each 30-minute episode will feature a new dater and three potential suitors. We will see and meet our dater, but the three potential suitors will be behind a scrim—neither the dater nor the viewers will have any idea what they look like. We will meet the suitors through photos and video footage from different decades in their lives, and the dater will be able to ask them questions based only on that era. Two suitors will be eliminated; one will be chosen. Can you find love just by digging through someone’s past? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFEis produced by Matt Westmore Media with Matt Westmore and Sean Kelly serving as Executive Producers.

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING

Caroline Rhea created YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING, a fun family game show that tests unsuspecting families on what they truly value. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING features family members challenged to see who can remember 10 meaningful items regularly on display in their home. One family member will be chosen to race the clock and correctly identify which items are missing – every correct answer is worth cash, and the better the player does, the more additional prizes the player earns for their family. Once the clock expires, the family is reunited for a funny reveal of how the search went. The player can then buy back items that were not recognized as missing. And, while it’s their decision, they will be influenced by the sentimental value and pleas of their family members. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING is produced by TravailD’Amour with Caroline Rhea serving as Executive Producer.

CURRENT SERIES

THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE

Comedian and author Jeff Foxworthy hosts THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE, a lively studio-based game in which contestants compete based on their knowledge of the Bible. Utilizing current pop-culture as well as historical references, questions are drawn from the rich, dense narrative found in the world’s best-selling book. The contestants share their compelling back-stories and each team plays for a charitable organization. Multiple Grammy Award® winner Kirk Franklin joins Season Two as musical co-host. THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE is produced by RelativityREAL for GSN, with RelativityREAL’s Tom Forman (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”) serving as Executive Producer on the project along with JanelleFiorito (“Extra Virgin”). Nick Stuart and Maura Dunbar of Odyssey Networks are Consulting Producers. Odyssey Networks is the country’s largest multi-faith coalition dedicated to producing and distributing media that creates understanding among people of different beliefs and perspectives. Jeff Foxworthy also serves as Producer. Embassy Row’s Michael Davies as well as Parallel Entertainment’s J.P. Williams and Jennifer Novak serve as Executive Producers.

FAMILY TRADE

At G-Stone Motors, a state-of-the-art car dealership in Middlebury, Vermont, the saying is, “We’ll take anything in trade.” And they mean it. Don’t have enough for a down payment? Founder Gardner Stone will trade you a beautiful new car or truck for anything you’ve got that he thinks he can sell—pigs, a hot air balloon, coffins, maple syrup, dolls, a shoe collection. But Stone’s son Todd and daughter Darcy, who work with him in the business, have very different ideas about what makes a good trade, and they have the unenviable task of re-selling whatever their father has taken in trade. Each 30-minute episode features the outrageous, hilarious, hotly contested barter stories at G-Stone Motors—with a simmering stew of family drama cooking alongside. FAMILY TRADEis produced by Eli Frankel’s Rogue Atlas Productions in association with Lionsgate, with Frankel as Executive Producer.

THE NEWLYWED GAME

THE NEWLYWED GAME, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, is GSN’s modern installment of the classic series showcasing three newly married couples of wide-ranging backgrounds who face off in a series of question rounds. During each round, a spouse attempts to guess his or her mate’s answer to questions about their relationship, ranging from the first time they met to the details of their love life. At the end of the game, the couple scoring the most points wins exciting prizes. THE NEWLYWED GAME is produced by Michael Davies and his production company, Embassy Row, which is owned by Sony Pictures Television. In addition to GSN’s “The Pyramid” and “Chain Reaction,” Davies has brought audiences fan-favorite shows such as “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” “Power of 10,” Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” and “Kathy,” and Oxygen’s “The Glee Project.” Host Sherri Shepherd also serves as a producer for THE NEWLYWED GAME.

FAMILY FEUD

Since its premiere in 1976, FAMILY FEUD, currently hosted by Steve Harvey, has remained one of television’s most popular and enduring game shows, and continues to evolve in new and exciting ways. College tournaments, celebrity look-alikes and special theme weeks, along with TV’s most revealing, surprising and fun survey results keep audiences tuning in each weekday. FAMILY FEUDis produced by FremantleMedia North America and distributed by Debmar Mercury. Gaby Johnston is Executive Producer.

GSN DIGITAL

GSN Digital continues to bolster the brand, becoming one of the largest online game publishers in the world with close to two million players visiting a GSN game platform each day. GSN Casino, the mobile app, was included on Apple’s Best of 2012 list as a top grossing app for iPhone and iPad; it is also a top-downloaded and top-grossing app for Android. The Games by GSN app is the #1 multigame portal on Facebook.

GSN’s programming and online games have been drivers of successful brand integrations with an engaging, positive environment that attracts a call to action audience. Impactful and turnkey elements offered include custom-short form content, co-branded interstitials, on-air stunts and digital/multi-screen extensions through custom games at GSN.com,GSNTV.com and mobile apps like The American Bible Challenge. For example, GSN’s partnership with the Salvation Army for the first season of THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE was anchored by customizable bumpers that encouraged viewers to download the app, and the network donated $1 to the Salvation Army for every download up to 10,000 users.

ABOUT GSN

GSN is a multimedia entertainment company that offers original and classic game programming and competitive entertainment via its 77-million subscriber television network and online game sites. GSN’s cross-platform content gives game lovers the opportunity to win cash and prizes, whether through GSN’s popular TV game shows or through GSN Digital’s free casual games, mobile and social games, and cash competitions. GSN is distributed throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers and telcos. GSN and its subsidiary, WorldWinner.com, Inc., are owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and DIRECTV. For further information, please visit GSNTV.com.

Produced by Shine America,New Original Episodes of Hit Game ShowSlated to Premiere in Summer 2013

March 14, 2013 (Santa Monica, CA) GSN announced today that Apolo Anton Ohno, one of the most decorated American athletes of all time and DANCING WITH THE STARS champion, will be the host of GSN’s new series MINUTE TO WIN IT. GSN’s production of 40 new original episodes marks the first time the series has been developed by a U.S. cable network. The episodes are to be produced by Shine America – based on the format owned by Shine’s sister company Friday TV. MINUTE TO WIN IT begins production in March and is slated to premiere in summer 2013.

“All my life I have welcomed unique challenges and now, for the first time, I have the opportunity to tackle a new one by hosting MINUTE TO WIN IT,” said Ohno. “From speed skating to dancing, it’s only fitting that I selected a show with wild and creative challenges for my inaugural hosting role. Bring it!”

Short-track speed skater Ohno holds eight Olympic medals—two gold, two silver and four bronze—from the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter games, more than any other American Winter Olympian in history. In addition, he earned eight gold, seven silver and six bronze medals in seven World Championship competitions. Ohno’s speed skates from the 2002 Winter Olympics are housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

In 2007, Ohno brought his winning style to DANCING WITH THE STARS, first partnering with Julianne Hough in Season Four. The pair received the first perfect score of 30 in the show’s history for their samba routine—and went on to become the season champions. He returned to the show in the fall of 2012 as a member of the first DANCING WITH THE STARS All-Star cast. Recently the athlete, actor, bestselling author and philanthropist has been bringing light to the subject of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB), a breathing disorder that handicapped Ohno before it was successfully diagnosed and treated in 2000.

In each one-hour episode of MINUTE TO WIN IT, competitors face 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. Each game has a one-minute time limit and failure to finish the task on time will eliminate the contestant. At various points throughout the game, the competitor can walk away with the money earned up to that point – but it’ll take nerves of steel to complete all 10 tasks to win $250,000.

About GSN
GSN is a multimedia entertainment company that offers original and classic game programming and competitive entertainment via its 75-million subscriber television network and online game sites. GSN’s cross-platform content gives game lovers the opportunity to win cash and prizes, whether through GSN’s popular TV game shows or through GSN Digital’s free casual games, mobile and social games, and cash competitions. GSN is distributed throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers and telcos. GSN and its subsidiary, WorldWinner.com, Inc., are owned by DIRECTV and Sony Pictures Entertainment. For further information, please visit GSNTV.com.

Santa Monica, CA – July 17, 2012 – GSN announced it has acquired off-network rights to 68 one-hour episodes of the hit game show MINUTE TO WIN IT from NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution. Hosted by All-American chef and television personality Guy Fieri (“Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”), the game features competitors participating in a series of simple, yet nerve-wracking, games that can lead to a $1 million prize. MINUTE TO WIN IT will air in four-hour blocks on Tuesday nights from 7 pm to 11 pm (ET) on GSN beginning on Tuesday, July 24 at 7 pm (ET).

“MINUTE TO WIN IT is a great addition to our line-up,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Executive Vice President of Programming for GSN. “Fun, entertaining and competitive – this game show brings all the elements that resonate with our core audience.”

“GSN, with its emphasis on interactive games, is a perfect home for MINUTE TO WINIT,” said Todd Whiting, Senior Vice President, Cable & New Media Distribution. “We are excited to watch it succeed on the network.”

MINUTE TO WIN IT was awarded the C21/Frapa Award for Best Studio Based Game show format at the 2010 Mipcom television festival in Cannes.

About MINUTE TO WIN IT:

Since its premiere on March 14, 2010, the show has inspired a game revolution across the country and online, as people at home, at work and at parties tried their hand at the challenges posed on the show. In each one-hour episode, competitors face 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. Each game has a one-minute time limit and failure to finish the task on time will eliminate the contestant. At various points throughout the game, the competitor can walk away with the money earned up to that point – but it’ll take nerves of steel to complete all 10 tasks to win $1 million. The competitors, who come from all walks of life, are shown over 60 games prior to the competition and are encouraged to practice these one-of-a-kind challenges at home. MINUTE TO WIN IT is produced by Universal Media Studios with Friday Television. Craig Plestis, Tim Puntillo, Mattias Olsson and Jock Millgardh serve as executive producers.

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For the twelve people who care: NBC has canceled unscripted series ‘The Marriage Ref,’ ‘Fear Factor,’ ‘Minute to Win It,’ Who Do You Think You Are?’ and ‘The Sing Off.’

CBS’s Big Brother slid 12% from last week’s season high to a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating, and CBS and NBC tied for the adults 18-49 ratings crown on the night, while NBC was on top the average viewership for the night.

Bouncing back, NBC’s America’s Got Talent recovered up 8% vs. last Wednesday’s summer low back to a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. Note that AGT has had a recent pattern of adjustments upwards in the final ratings, which would increase the apparent week to week gain. Earlier in the night Minute to Win It was down a tenth of a point (7%) to a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating.

Fox’s Buried Treasure was up 0.3 points vs. last week to a series high 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. Could there be treasure there after all?

At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

CBS’s Big Brother rose 10% from last week and tied its season high 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, dominated the 8pm hour and lead CBS to the adults 18-49 ratings win on the night.

NBC’s America’s Got Talent slid 14% vs. last Wednesday tying its summer low 2.5 adults 18-49 rating. Note that AGT has had a recent pattern of adjustments upwards in the final ratings, which would reduce the apparent week to week decline. Earlier in the night Minute to Win It was down a tenth of a point (7%) to a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating. NBC topped the average viewership in primetime on Wednesday.

Note: Currently available metered-market averages exclude Richmond, Hartford and Providence.

In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.6/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.2/6; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 2.9/7; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.2/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/4; “Late Show,” 0.6/3; “Nightline,” 1.0/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.4/2 with an encore.

At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.4/2).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

NBC won the night with adults 18-49 and total viewers and America’s Got Talent rose 12% to a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. Earlier in the night Minute to Win It was up 15% to a 1.5 rating. At 10pm a repeat Law & Order: SVU won the hour with a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating (two-tenths better than Love in the Wild’s finale last week that scored a 1.4).

CBS’s Big Brother dipped 10% from last week to a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating, but easily won the 8pm hour.

A new episode of Happy Endings (apparently a “use it or lose it” situation) was up 27% or three-tenths from last week’s repeat to a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating, but the 9pm repeat of Modern Family was up two-tenths versus last week to a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating.

Fox’s Buried Treasure was no Pawn Stars, debuting to a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating and 3.65 million viewers. But Fox couldn’t have been expecting much because, speaking of ‘buried’… ‘premieres August 24!”

Late-night results are below the primetime data.

Overnight ratings for Wednesday, August 24, 2011:

Time

Net

Show

18-49 Rating/Sh

Viewers (Millions)

8:00

CBS

Big Brother

2.8/9

7.70

NBC

Minute to Win It

1.5/5

5.68

ABC

The Middle (R)

1.2/4

4.27

FOX

Buried Treasure (Premiere)

1.0/3

3.65

CW

America’s Next Top Model (R)

0.4/1

1.13

8:30

ABC

Modern Family (R)

1.5/5

4.59

9:00

NBC

America’s Got Talent

2.8/8

10.73

ABC

Modern Family (R)

1.9/5

4.80

CBS

Criminal Minds (R)

1.3/4

5.22

FOX

House (R)

0.8/2

2.46

CW

America’s Next Top Model (R)

0.4/1

0.88

9:30

ABC

Happy Endings

1.4/4

3.11

10:00

NBC

Law & Order: SVU (R)

1.6/4

5.44

CBS

CSI (R)

1.3/4

6.08

ABC

Primetime Nightline

1.3/4

4.28

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via NBC press note:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.4/6 with an encore telecast; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.7/7 with an original; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 3.1/8; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.2/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/4 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.6/3 with an original; “Nightline,” 1.0/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3 with an encore.

At 12:35 a.m., an encore telecast of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.1/4 in metered-market households) trailed a first-run of CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped an original “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

With Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance’s season finished, Fox ran repeats and CBS won the night with adults 18-49 and total viewers. With a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating, Big Brother was up 11% and saw season highs (on any night) and hit season highs in adults 18-34 as well. It was Big Brother’s best performance in adults 18-49 since September 18, 2007 (the Tuesday finale for that cycle).

America’s Got Talent was down a tenth from last week to a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, though that’s the same preliminary result it had last week before being adjusted up a tenth in the finals. If it isn’t adjusted up, it will mark a new summer low. The season finale of Love in the Wild was steady with a 1.4 (though that ties a summer low) adults 18-49 rating and earlier in the night Minute to Win It was steady vs. last week with a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.

Late-night results are below the primetime data.

Overnight ratings for Wednesday, August 17, 2011:

Time

Net

Show

18-49 Rating/Sh

Viewers (Millions)

8:00

CBS

Big Brother

3.1/10

7.96

NBC

Minute to Win It

1.2/4

4.65

ABC

The Middle (R) corrected, earlier listed as 1.1 >>

1.3/4

4.30

FOX

Mobbed (R)

0.7/2

1.91

CW

America’s Next Top Model (R)

0.4/1

1.19

8:30

ABC

Modern Family (R)

1.4/5

4.68

9:00

NBC

America’s Got Talent

2.4/7

9.42

ABC

Modern Family (R)

1.7/5

4.82

CBS

Criminal Minds (R)

1.5/4

5.86

FOX

House (R)

0.7/2

1.84

CW

America’s Next Top Model (R)

0.4/1

1.05

9:30

ABC

Happy Endings (R)

1.1/3

2.93

10:00

CBS

CSI (R)

1.6/4

7.06

NBC

Love in the Wild (Finale)

1.4/4

4.49

ABC

Primetime Nightline

1.3/4

4.37

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via NBC press note:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.1/5 with an encore telecast; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 2.9/7; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.2/4.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.7/3 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.5/2 with an encore; “Nightline,” 1.0/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3.

At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.0/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

Due to the nature of live sports programming the ratings for CBS (PGA Overrun) are approximate and subject to more than the typical adjustments in the final numbers. See below for more information on these Fast Affiliate Ratings.

Due to the PGA Championship overrun, CBS’s schedule slid and didn’t begin until 8:05pm (i.e., 60 Minutes ran from 8:05-9:05, Big Brother from 9:05-10:05, and Same Name from 10:05 to 11:05).

CBS won the night with adults 18-49 and total viewers, but its lineup’s start time was delayed over an hour due to overrun coverage of the PGA Championship. 60 Minutes got a nice boost as a result, but Big Brother looks to be down about 14% versus last week and Same Name looks to be down 6% versus last week.

ABC’s i.am.FIRST: Science Is Rock and Roll rated better than the typical fare on the Science Channel, but its 0.5 adults 18-59 rating wasn’t nearly as good as repeats of America’s Funniest Home Videos. From 8-11p the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock was down 6% versus last year (when it aired on Wednesday, September 1) but last night’s average total audience of 7 million was about a million higher than last year.

The premiere of sketch comedy series In The Flow with Affion Crockett didn’t rate as well as repeats of The Simpsons and Family Guy, scoring 1.3 and a 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings in ts respective airings.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live baseball game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

Fox won the night with adults 18-49 as the So You Think You Can Dance performance finale was up 6% from last week to a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating. CBS’s Big Brother was up 8% to a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating and CBS was second for the night with adults 18-49. It was Big Brother’s largest Wednesday audience since the premiere and its best performance with adults 18-34 all season.

NBC’s Minute to Win It was up a tenth versus last week to a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating and America’s Got Talent slipped a tenth to a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, though adjustments up in the final numbers have been typical. Love in the Wild was up a tenth vs. last week to a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating. Univision tied with NBC for third with a night of USA vs. Mexico soccer coverage that averaged a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating.

Late-night results are below the primetime data.

Overnight ratings for Wednesday, August 10, 2011:

Time

Net

Show

18-49 Rating/Sh

Viewers (Millions)

8:00

CBS

Big Brother

2.7/9

7.23

FOX

So You Think You Can Dance (Finale, Pt 1)

1.7/6

5.56

NBC

Minute to Win It

1.2/4

4.83

ABC

The Middle (R)

0.9/3

4.22

CW

America’s Next Top Model (R)

0.4/1

1.15

8:30

ABC

Modern Family (R)

1.3/4

4.46

9:00

NBC

America’s Got Talent

2.4/7

9.34

FOX

So You Think You Can Dance (Finale, Pt 1)

2.0/6

5.78

ABC

Modern Family (R)

1.6/5

4.77

CBS

Criminal Minds (R)

1.3/4

5.61

CW

America’s Next Top Model (R)

0.4/1

1.05

9:30

ABC

Happy Endings (R)

1.0/3

2.96

10:00

NBC

Love in the Wild

1.5/4

4.63

CBS

CSI (R)

1.3/4

7.16

ABC

Primetime Nightline

1.3/4

4.17

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via NBC press note:

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:

In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.5/6; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC’s combo of “Nightline,” 2.7/6; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.2/4.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.8/4; “Late Show,” 0.5/2 with an encore; “Nightline,” 0.9/4; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/3.

At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.3/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.0/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

So You Think You Can Dance fell 14% but Fox still eked out a win with adults 18-49. America’s Got Talent was also down 14% from last week to a summer low 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, though NBC was still tops for the night with total viewers. CBS’s Big Brother was up a tenth from last Wednesday to a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating and was the highest-rated broadcast program of the night with adults 18-49.

NBC’s Love in the Wild was down 13% to a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating, a series/season low. Earlier in the night Minute to Win It was down 8% to a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating.

At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.3/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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NOTE: All ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Starting with data for Mon 3/28/11, all program ratings will now include multiple viewings of a telecast on a DVR. Previously only the first viewing was counted. HUT/PUT will now consist of Live TV viewing and DVR playback at time of play. Previously, HUT/PUT consisted of live viewing and DVR playback credited to time of live telecast.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.